Martin Stixrud (9 February 1876 – 8 January 1964) was a Norwegian figure skater. He was the 1920 Summer Olympics bronze medalist, 1923 European silver medalist, and 1912 European bronze medalist.[1]
| Martin Stixrud | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Martin Stixrud | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 February 1876 Oslo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 January 1964 (aged 87) Oslo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Oslo SK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was 44 years old when he won the Olympic bronze medal. He is the second oldest person ever to win an Olympic medal in an individual winter sport.[2]
He later coached Sonja Henie. He was born and died in Oslo.
He studied in Oslo together with Sonja Henie and Erna Andersen.[3]
Results
edit| Event | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 |
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| Summer Olympic Games | 3rd | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | 6th | 11th | 4th | 7th | |||||||||||
| European Championships | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 5th | 2nd | ||||||||||
| Nordic Championships | 1st | 2nd | 1st | ||||||||||||
| Norwegian Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
edit- ^ "Martin Stixrud". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ IOC Factsheet: Records and Medals of the Olympic Winter Games (May 2012)
- ^ "LIFE". 23 December 1940.
External links
edit- Martin Stixrud at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- "European Figure Skating Championships Results: Men's Medalists" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2011.
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